001 [video]

[did_i_say_percy]

[Armand found his clothes and the communicator and his way as far as the base of the ramp exiting the ship. The utter unfamiliarity of the landscape hit him hard, and he didn't make it much further yet. So he fiddles with the device until his fingers find the combination he wants, though he has no idea why he knows it.

The tip of his nose is already red from the cold. He speaks with a noticeable French accent, and his voice is pleasant and cheerful, at least for the moment.]

I'm game if someone wants to tell me the trick. This is hardly England, nor France either. And it wasn't this cold last I knew.

[A pause, as he looks around yet again. He's not wearing a jacket over his shirt and waistcoat. Apparently he didn't have one with him when he was spirited from there to here.]

I'd go back inside, but it doesn't seem hospitable in there. I can see a city, but it looks a fair way off to walk. Is that where I should go?

Has anyone seen or heard of Sir Percy Blakeney or Marguerite St.--I mean Lady Blakeney? If you have, could you tell them I've been found though I don't know how I was lost this time? It's not my fault, anyway. I'm Armand. St. Just, that is. Margot's my sister.

The short of it is that I'm cold, and if I should just go back inside for a bit, I will, but I'm hoping to hear of a better alternative.

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[video]

[knightoflight]

Is the temperature an issue for your kind?

[video]

[did_i_say_percy]

[Armand is trying not to show his distress at being addressed by a being who looks to be made of metal. At least there's a nice long distance between them, he hopes. Though even as the camera is coming into focus on his face, he looks around anxiously for a moment.]

I would say that it is, yes.

[video]

[knightoflight]

I could bring you to the Old City? There are humans there. And warmth. And it's a bit safer than the ship.

[Wing is doing his usual 'steamrollering someone's discomfort by an overdose of kindness. It had worked so far?]

[ Video ]

[unshackledferocity]

[ There's a red haired, red eyes little girl peering at the feed on her end here, wondering which question to answer first. ]

I don't know those names. [ Even her voice is whisper soft, quiet. ]

You should go to the town.

[Video]

[prophetic_name]

There's a settlement nearby where you can find shelter and food.

[video]

[did_i_say_percy]

Is that faster than walking? [Though, he's now standing up, holding the communicator, and looking off into the distance away from the camera. He isn't really anxious for the walk, either.]

[ Video ]

[did_i_say_percy]

Thank you. [His voice softer than his earlier complaints, mostly because he thinks her whisper means she's afraid.]

[Video]

[did_i_say_percy]

The one I can see? [He's glad for the advice, though he hasn't started off anywhere because he's wondering if the metal man above was going to accost him or something.]

[video]

[knightoflight]

It is, yes.

I can fly.

[Also his engines are warm.]

[video]

[did_i_say_percy]

It's possibly very obvious where I am. [That's all the permission he's likely to give.]

I think.

[ Video ]

[unshackledferocity]

You should take care to watch for the wildlife. It's dangerous.

[video]

[knightoflight]

I can be there in a kli--a moment.

[ Video ]

[did_i_say_percy]

[And now he looks worried.]

Wildlife, miss? I haven't seen anything yet. [But he's still quite close to the ship.]

[video]

[did_i_say_percy]

Very well. [The words are far more attempting to be solemn than the expression on his face.]

[video--> action]

[knightoflight]

[It doesn't take Wing long, but he does brake before dropping into a landing a little distance away from the ship, shifting into his robot mode. ]

[He laughs. ]

I didn't introduce myself. I'm Wing. I'm like you.

[ Video ]

[unshackledferocity]

Yes.

You will be fine, as long as you do not stray from the path. It seems the creatures do not often venture towards the roads. [ Except when they do. ]

I have seen them. [ And beaten the piss out of them. ]

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[prophetic_name]

Yes. It's not so terribly far.

[ Video ]

[did_i_say_percy]

I think someone is coming to escort me.

[Her words are still alarming.]

You're . . . not hurt are you?

[Video]

[did_i_say_percy]

I think I'm being met, so I should be able to find my way there.

[action]

[did_i_say_percy]

[Armand gapes at the transformation, eyes wide but more with wonder than fear.]

How did you do-- [Wait, what did you say?]

How are you like me, Monsieur Wing?

Re: [Video]

[prophetic_name]

Good. There are quite a few people here willing to help each other out.

Video

[theverymodel]

[A face with a certain... froglike quality appears on the screen.]

Communal housing available in city. Suggest rapid action to avoid hypothermia.

[Video]

[professorwolf]

[Lyall takes a break from his paperwork-- there's a neat but run-down sort of office in the background of the video-- to respond to some poor fellow that sounds like he might actually be from his own time frame. How novel.]

Good morning, Mister St. Just. Welcome to Verdana. I'm afraid you are very far from either England or France. Have you made it down to the city yet?

[He also happens to have a waistcoat, not to mention a pair of reading glasses and, unlike Armand, a jacket.]

[Video]

[did_i_say_percy]

I am most glad to hear that.

When I'm not half-frozen, I have many, many questions. [And considering what he's asked already, that's probably a lot of questions.]

Video

[did_i_say_percy]

Someone is coming to escort me, I think. [Yet another attempt not to stare at someone who looks very bizarre to him.]

Where should I go in the city to find that housing?